Baboons in Kommetjie have been gatecrashing a pre-school for lunch. One baboon came to eat a naartjie and left with a bag of sugar!
Baboons in Kommetjie have been gatecrashing the Kommetjie Eco Pre-Primary and helping themselves to lunch. Although baboons in the area is nothing new, this left some of the children scared.Stella New, the principal of Kommetjie Eco Pre-Primary, who has been a part of the school for 29 years, said it was not a new occurrence as they had baboons in and out of the property over the years.
One baboon came into the classroom, sat down, peeled and ate a naartjie. Afterwards, he went into the kitchen where he took a 2kg bag of sugar.Kommetjie is a village on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula. It neighbours are Ocean View to the east and Scarborough to the south. The closest town is Fish Hoek on the east coast of the Peninsula.“They are our responsibility to take care of. When you move to Kommetjie, you move in with the baboons, into their territory.
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